Cattle-stanchion.



G. GLEASON.

CATTLE STANCHION.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.10, 1912.

Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

GEORGE GLEASON, 0F AUBURN, NEW YORK.

CATTLE-STANCHION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

Application filed September 10, 1912. Serial No. 719,676.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE GLnAsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cattle-Stanchions; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to cattle stanchions, and consists in thecombinations and arrangement of parts disclosed in the followingspecification and particularly set forth in the claim.

The invention has for its purpose to improve over the cattle stanchiondisclosed in my U. S. Patent #l,030,724, dated June 25, 1912, to the endof providing a construction wherein the hinged section for opening theyoke to apply same on the neck of the animal is provided with means forreinforcing the pivotal connection between the rigid part and openingsection, and for limiting the extent of opening of the pivoted section,thus making the yoke more convenient for handling and ready in itsapplication.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists in the noveldetails of construction and combinations of parts more fully hereinafterdisclosed and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification in which like numerals designate like parts in all theviews :Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the improvedconstructionof the Y-piece, and showing its manner of application to theyoke side members; Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof; Fig. 3 isa top plan view of the same; Fig. 4: is a side elevational view showingthe hinged mount of the swinging section, and the device which limitsits extent of opening; and Fig. 5 is a top plan view of Fig. 4.

Referring to the construction in detail, the device consists of a pairof tubular bars 1 and 2, one of the bars thereof having its end portions3 and 4 fitting within the legs 5 and 6 of the Y-pieces, as clearlyshown in Fig. 1. A pair of rivets '7 secure the ends of the bar 1.within sockets provided by the Y- pieces 5 and 6, and said rivets passthrough said Y-members and the yoke bar 1, and are rivets 10 which passthrough lugs 11 formed integral with said sections. Ahead 12 providesthe swivel supports for the Y-members, and is adapted to fit within asuitable.

recess formed in one of the stall heads; and a head 13 formed on saidhead adjacent the lugs 11 is adapted to bear against the surface of thestall head around said opening. A suitable locking pin 23 is slidablewithin the head 12 of the lower Y-member and is operable, by means of aring 24 held in a link 25 passing through an eye 26 in the pin, toengage and disengage a corresponding recess formed in the stanchionsupport, thereby securing the same in place to revolve horizontally.

The respective side edges of the sections forming the head 12 areprovided with a groove 14 and a projecting edge 15, which arecomplementary to each other and interengage, and by reason .of whichrelative lateral slipping of. the Y-sections is prevented.

The swinging bar 2, by which the yoke is opened for attachment to theanimals neck, is pivotally mounted between a pair of lugs 17 formed onan enlargement 18 at the end of th lower Y-piece, and a pin or bolt 19passes through said lugs and said swinging bar and provides the pivotalbearing. To limit the extent of opening of the swinging bar 2, the samehas secured thereto at its lower end a finger 20, said securing meansconsisting of a screw 21 and a nut 22 which clamp said finger againstthe inner wall of the tube, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The fingerprojects Within the tube of the rigid side section 2, and is adapted toengage with the inner side wall thereof when said swinging section isopened in that manner indicated by broken lines in Fig. 4. And when inclosed position the finger lies against the opposite inner side of therigid section 2, and acts in the capacity of a brace for making a rigidpivotal connection between the hinged parts.

The upper Y-piece is provided with a col-' lar 27 formed with adepending semi-circular flange 28 adapted to receive thereinto and limitthe movement of the upper end of the latch 29 to release the bar 2,projects through a slot 31 in the Y-piece, said finger piece alsoserving the purpose of limiting the downward movement of said latch.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details ofconstruction and 'arrangement of parts Without departing from the spiritof my invention, and therefore 1 do not Wish to be limited to suchfeatures,

except as may be required by the claim.

What I claim is A cattle stanchion comprising a pair of tubular Yinelmbers provided Withswivelsupports; thetw'o legsot' one of saidY-m-einbers provided respectively With asocket,and a pair oil? lugs; thetwo legs of the'other 0 1": said Y- 1 members provided respectively witha-soeke't and a projeoti-ng flange forming a stop member a tubular harfitting Within the sockets of said Y-members and rigidly connecting saidmembers together; a tubular bar pivotally mounted between said lugs andadapted to engage With said stop member and form a *olosed yoke; agravity operated bolt slidably mounted Within the yoke leg adj acent thefree end of the pivoted bar and adapted to engage With and lock said barin closed position; and a rigid member detaehably secured Within saidpivoted bar and projecting Within the leg of the adjacent Y-member, saidrigid member adapted to engage with said leg of the Y-member and form abrace for the yoke when the pivoted bar is in closed position and toengage with the opposite face of said Y member and provide a stop I forlimiting the opening movement of said pivoted bar when the yoke isopened, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, 1 atti-X my signature, in presence of twoWitnesses.

GEORGE 'GLEASON.

Witnesses:

JAMES J. HOSMER, F. H. HosMnR.

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